Prior Arrest Record and Police Performance

Testimony before the City of New York Commission of Human Rights

Bernard Cohen

Expert InsightsPublished 1972

Testimony presented before the City of New York Commission on Human Rights hearings on discrimination in employment against individuals with arrest and correction records. The testimony analyzes the effects of a prior arrest history on the later job performance of police officers appointed to the New York City Police Department in 1957, most of whom are currently members of the force. 6 pp.

Document Details

Citation

Chicago Manual of Style

Cohen, Bernard, Prior Arrest Record and Police Performance: Testimony before the City of New York Commission of Human Rights. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1972. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4920.html.
BibTeX RIS

This publication is part of the RAND paper series. The paper series was a product of RAND from 1948 to 2003 that captured speeches, memorials, and derivative research, usually prepared on authors' own time and meant to be the scholarly or scientific contribution of individual authors to their professional fields. Papers were less formal than reports and did not require rigorous peer review.

This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.